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After a judge refused to toss out a second-degree murder charge on Friday, attorneys for former Grand Rapids Police Officer Christopher Schurr say they plan to appeal. It's a decision that could set the criminal trial back months.
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Attorneys for the family of a Black motorist who was shot and killed by a white police officer during a traffic stop in Michigan's second-largest city, Grand Rapids, say the officer had no reason to pull him over.
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A former Michigan police officer who shot a Black motorist in the back of the head will stand trial for second-degree murder, a judge said Monday.
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The formal charges involve two incidents of alleged discrimination against Black residents. The state civil rights department says 28 other claims are still under investigation.
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Probable Cause Conference held Tuesday, Schurr did not appear in court.
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The city of Grand Rapids has fired Christopher Schurr, the police officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya.
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Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker said the officer has turned himself in.
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"I'm asking for justice," says Peter Lyoya, whose son Patrick Lyoya, 26, was fatally shot by Grand Rapids police officer, Christopher Schurr, 31, during a traffic stop last month.
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Dorcas and Peter Lyoya remember their son, Patrick Lyoya. A Grand Rapids police officer killed him during a traffic stop in early April.
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Video of Lyoya's death has reignited protests over racial injustice. For those who knew him, he's remembered as a son, brother and father — a person of faith whose life was inextricably shaped by war.